Practice Questions and correct
Answers
A 5 yr old boy has an ear infection. He has fever and otalgia. to address his
fever, the recommended medications is?
Aneshtetic
Some medications have special coating to protect them from the acidity of
the stomach and that allows them to pass the small intestines for absorption.
This is referred to as:
Enteric- coated medications
The pharmacist should look for which number on the prescription to
determine if the prescriber is licensed to prescibe controlled substances;
DEA number
A patient with verruca
Can be treated with OTC medication.
A patient presents to the office with chief complain of RLQ pain. What
indication is this ?
appendicitis
,Scurvy is caused by what vitamin dificiency?
vitamin C
what vitamin dificiency would an alcoholic has?
vitamin B1
A patient complained of chest pain, diaphoresis and anxiety. The patient was
diagnosed with CAD (coronary artery disease). The lipid that is most likely
linked to it is?
LDL (worse cholesterol)
If the patient ingested 10 grams of fat. how much calories did he actually
eat?
10 x ( 9 calories per gram of fat)= 90
which of the following is not a mineral?
riboflavin
what mean pain?
dynia and algia
,which of the following boney landmarks is described by, "large, blunt,
irregularly shaped process, such as that found on the lateral aspect of the
proximal femur?
Trochanter
The mitral valve is synomymous with the term?
bicuspid valve
the following are true statements about the heart EXCEPT
the left side pumps blood to the lungs for oxygenation. (not true- not to the
lungs , but to the rest of the body)
A surgeon asked the patient to point to where in the abdomen quadrant is
her pain. which is not a quadrant of the abdomen?
LRQ - (there is no left right quadrant)
what is not one of the nine regions of the abdomen?
gastric
what is an anthropomorphic measurement?
weight
, A physician may assess turgor when?
dehydration is suspected
The most effective step in hand washing?
using friction to remove potential pathogens
When performing an EKG, the patient starts to laugh out of feelings of
anxiety. What would you expect the EKG to show?
Tachycardia
Each small square on the EKG paper is?
0.04 sec long and 1mm high
When teaching a patient to use a 3 pt gait technique of crutch use
The injured leg moves ahead at the same time as both crutches
The professional organization for the field of effective management of health
data and medical records is?
AHIMA (american health information management association.